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sanne friBUncn FELIX coNTi AND PHILIPPE HENRI LOUIS TIRANTY, OF PARIS,

FRANCE.

STAMPING AND REGISTERING APPARATUS.

Application filed August 14,

This invention relates to portable stamping and registering apparatus, tor .producing an impressed stamp upon envelopes, invoices, correspondence, documents and the like, the apparatus including a counter which is operated through unity each time the stamp is impressed.

riliis stamping apparatus can be operated entirely by hand Alike an ordinary roller blotter, but it can also be lmounted on a support provided with suitable `hinges enabling the desired movements to be carried out more rapidly, either by pressing down a handle, or else by turning a crank.

T he stamping apparatus, which is the subject ot the invention comprises aclosed casing having an opening in which is located a cylindrical printing block so mounted that it extends beyond or projects Yslightly t'roin the outer plane ot' the opening; It now the siirt'ace provided with the openingispressed y upo a sheet, the lower generating lines of the cylindrical printing paper, and, on moving the casing, the iinpression is produced on the paper by printing, owing to the rollingct the printing block on the paper. Atfwill be understood that it, by means ot' a simple ratchet mech. anisin rotation is prevented in the opposite fection, the roller constituting the printing block can only turn in the direction in which it is caused to `operate a revolution counter, and it will be absolutely impossible to coininit a iiaud withoutope'ning the casing.

` Consequently, it the casing is secured by means of a metal seal, or fastened in any other manner, it. is impossible to obtain a complete impression upon the paper withoutl causing all the generating lines ot the printing roller to pass over the paper, and this can only be done while at the same time rotating the roller and operating as a result he counter which is in connection therewith The essential characteristic feature ot the invention therefore resides in providing in a closed and sealed casing, provided with a longitudinal opening, a small rotary printing apparatus, the printing cylinder ,oic which is inlred'by means oi' a plurality ot g rollers, tais apparatus being adapted to be operated directx., by displacing the casing while keeping it pressed upon the paper.

oder to avoid the possibility ot 'fraud by obtaining a number ot impressions siniulA block rest upon thek 1924, Serial No. 732,050, and in France August 18, 1923;v

taneously by the use of sheets of carbon'.

paper interposed between the sheets of paper, the lastV inking roller 'is utilized, for this purpose, vin ar special manner. 4

In the apparatus, the outer 4dian'ieter' of the cylindrical printing block is v.the saine as that of the last inlring. roller or'bears a simple ratio thereto, and in addition, to

avoidfany possible slip between these two rollers, they are connected by a train ot gearings, the only purpose ot which is to prevent anyrclative slip between them. Un-

der these circumstances, supposing that the` last inlring roller 'and the cylindrical printing block always come into vcontact along the same generating lines, it is easy to avoid fraud by the use ot carbon paper, because it is suti'icient- 'tor this purpose to combine.. hollow or cut away portions and plain or projecting portions at the saine time on the inking rollerand on the printing cylinder, in such a way that. certain plain portions of the printing rol-lerare never modification ot ,thefdevice de'signedtofpre-v vent fraud' by means of ycarbon paper, which inlred. y These f plain portions, which are not inked, 'and I which can' be disposed in any suitable yman-1-y ner over the surface ot the'cylindricalv block' will not be shown in the top.iinpressiombut on the contrary,they will be impressed upon consistsin the use of movable plain parts?V4 disposed upon the printing cylinder vwhich parts atthe instant of would become hollow their passage in 'iront ofthe inlring roller.

The apparatus may be completed by the'y provision ot a dating device. y

The accompanying drawings show, by way of example, a constructional embodi# ment ot the invention. y i

Fig. 1is a vertical 'sectionfoin Athe stamping and registering apparatus, the section being taken on the line A-B Figo.

Fig. 2 is another section taken on vthe line C-D Fig. 5. i

Fig. 3 is another vertical section taken on the line E-F Fig. 5.-

Fig. 4 shows another section taken on the line (lr-H Fig. 5. i

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line I-J oiE Figs, 1, 2, 3' and il.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 'show to a. larger .scale the parts in Fig. 4 in different positions.V

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Fig. 9 shows to a small scale the apparatus mounted on a hinged support, operated by a lever, and intended to facilitate the working. A

Fig. 10 shows the hinged support otFig. 9 operated by a handle.

Figs. 11 and 12 show accessory devices applied to the apparatus and intended to stop it after al determined number ot stamps have been produced. Y

Fig. 13 shows the dating device whichcan be annexed to the aj'iparaftus.

Fig. 14 is a plan View ol. an impression made by means of the apparatus.

/ Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic view oit Fig. 13.

Fig. 16 shows a n'iodiiication oit the device designed to prevent fraud by vn'leans of carbon paper.

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The apparatus comprises a casing 1 which may be riveted il desired by means oiI Stamped rivets on a base plate so as to constitute a coi'nplete device to the interior olf which access cannot be obtained.

On the base plate 2 is provided an opening 3 which permits a roller 4, constituting a `cylindrical printing block to project slightly on the outside. This roller 4 is rigidly connected at one end to a ratchet wheel 5, and at the other end to a toothed wheel G. The ratchet wheel 5 prevents the turning ot the roller in the wrong direction by means of a detent 7. AIn order to increase the security several detents 7 can be provided engaging the ratchet wheel 5. The toothed wheel 6 is always in mesh with another wheel 8 which is connected to the spindle 9 adapted to carry the wheels ot the counter, which counter is operated by Vmeans ol a pinion 1() also fixed to the spindle 9 and meshing with a toothed wheel 10, which operates the units drum 11 of the counter. The drums are mounted on the spindle 10b.

1n lthe example shown, it is to be supposed that the cylindrical printing roller 4 is provided with two identical engravedimpressions, and that one impression only occupies a halt of the circumference of the roller. The ratios otv the gearings have therefore been so selected that a halt' revolutionof the roller 4 causes the units Hdrum of the counter to'turn through one tenth ot a revolution.

It will be seen from what has just been stated that it is entirely and absolutely impossible to obtain an impression without operating the counter.

In order to separate the two printings of the printing roller from one another in a satisfactory manner, a very simple device is used which has for its object to free the roller when the apparatus is pressed on the paper and to release it after a half revolution has been given to it.

This device, which is shown to a small scale on Figs. 4 and 5 and to a larger scale Lesina/.i-

lVhen the apparatus is pressed down o n the paper (Fig. 10) the lever 15 is pressed in and consequently thev head ot the catch '18 raises the catch 14, and as a result' frees' the block 12 from the latter catch. From this moment the printing roller .4 can turn in. the direction of the arrow 19. vDuring vthis rotation (Fig. 8) the block 12 comes against the projecting point orbeak 2() o1" the catch 18, and pushing this latter away enables the catch 14 which has been resting on the upper turned over portion of the. catch 18 to drop down.

1n the position shown at'Fig. 8, it will be seen that the stop block 13 will come against the hook oit the catch 14 and will stop the movement oi rotation ot the printing roller 4 atter a halt revolution of this latter has taken place.

1V hen the apparatus is'raised, the lever 16 comes back to the inoperative position (see Fig. (i) under the action ota controlling spring 21. rllhis spring 21 serves to cause the lever 16 to drop and also to push the catch 18 forward.

t The printing roller 4 (Figs.` 1 and is mled by means of a set of inking. rollers which areV alternately oit metal and of plastic material, such as 22, 23, 24 and 25 suitably disposed in abox or casing 26 removably attached to the corresponding wall of the casing 1, which is furnishedA with a. second opening for the purpose.

In order to prevent all slipping ot' the printing roller 4 and theinking roller 22 with respect to one another, these two rollers are interconnected by means of toothed wheels 27, 28 and 29 Fig. 1, which keep the same generating lines of these two rollers in correspondence with one another.

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VAs has been above stated this arrangement isdesigned to enable cavities of suitable shape to be provided on the inlringl roller 22, and arranged to come opposite plain or full portions of the printing roller. The plain portions of the printing roller .may it desired be surrounded by a hollow groove so that in no case can they receive any ink, and so that they cannot produce any impression on the first printing while at the same time they will produce an impression in any printing which it is attempted to obtain with acarbon paper. Prefer-ably the hollows on the inking roller will beso arranged that the O'eneratinglines of the PID printing roller which in the inoperative position, project through the opening are never inked. v Y

lh-e box 26 is so attached in a removable manner to the casing 1 that, in case-of need, the ink can be renewed and the inking rollers changed, Without however interfering with the inaccessibility of the` apparatus. For this purpose the second opening` which enables the inking roller 22 to ink the printing roller t is so arranged that it Will not, any more than the opening 3 allow a printing to be obtained without operating the counter. Y l

ln the preceding` description, it vhas been supposed that the apparatus` as shown in the views ot the exterior at Figs, 7 and 8, is held in the hand and operated by pressing it down in the manner ot a blotting roller.

. ln order to facilitate its employment' and to increase the rapidity with which impressions ai'e produced, the apparatus may be mounted on a hinged support as slioivn gcnerally at Fig. 9. v

As will be s-een from Fig. '9, the apparatus ivliicli has just been described is suspended, by the axis of rotation or" the rotary printer in a toi-k 30, which terms part ot a bent lever 31 hinged on a pin 32 at the extremity et a lever 33 movable labouta tlXed aXle 34, n

carried by the 'framework 35. 3G is a link connecting thclever 31'tothe operating lever 3T, hinged at 37 to the Jiranien?ork 35, which operating lever is provided with a nianipulating handle S8. 31 is a'toothed sector mounted onone of the armsol. the,

lever 31 and ada )ted to be enaae'ed b7 a I Y i, c

paivl or detent 0 pivotedon the lever 3?).

This pawl can be disengaged trom the sector 31 by coming into contact with a projection l0 carried by the framework 35. spring -l-l always tends to open the angle a 'formed between the levers 31 and' 33. .A tension springl 43 tends to preventoseillation ot' the printing` apparatusin the 'lork 30. Reieri'ing to Fig. 9, il pressure is exerted on lthe lever 37, the whole-arrangement constituted by the apparatus and the levers 31 and i-ll, is caused to descend, until the apparatus .is in contact` with the paper. Freni this moment the torce exerted on the handle 38 will have as the result to overcome the resistance ot the spring 4:1 and to cause the cylindrical printer 11 y(Fig. 2) to roll until the catch 1/1 comes iiitoengageni-ent with one or other oi" the stop blocks 1Q and 13.

@n releasing the handle 38 the wholeot the parts return to the relative positions shown at Fig. 9 uiidei' lthe actionof a spring 42. p

ln order to prevent the printing` roller rubbing over the paper on the return at the moment when the torce is released trom the handle, the toothed sector 31a which has come into engagement ywith the pawl 39, is

.so arranged that it is liberated by the projection t0 only `when the apparatus has left Contact with the paper.

ln the apparatus shown at link 36, formed in tivo pieces, is made compressible andit is operated by a controlling button and a handle attached-to a ily wheel 4i. f

ln certai ii cases it `may be desirable to lock the apparatus when it has eil'ccted a determined number o't stampings. This resultmay be obtained very easily by means ofthe arrangements shownat Figs. 11 and y12.

As will be seen from these figures,vr the lever 16 is-provided with a tail or extension st-.6, the upper end ot which can be engaged by al iframe 47 carried bylar'ms 18, adapted to oscillate around' the spindle 10D carrying the drums of the counter. y y

- To llock the apparatus it is therefore suiiicient that the trame 117 shall turn rig. io, nl@

through one tentlifot a revolution, and to n ellect this is sutlicientpto connect this 'frame momentarily to the drum representing` .the

units selected tor the maximum free rota-v tion et the apparatus. The connection may be obtained by means of ay simple screw 19 engaging the disc of the counter carrying the chosen unit and the trame L17. I

Vl'llienthe apparatus is locked, it may he restartedflier a new' period ytrom the unit in question oiytron'i some other unit, by opening the cover 50 which is-sealed inplace and provided for this purpose on the side oit thc casing 1. rlhis permits tlie'screiv 419 to be removed. Then'` the trame Li7 is raised through one tenth ot a revolution., and the `can r,be passed a string provided. with a lead seal. n

In the case ivhere besides the stamp proper, it is -desired by the same manipulation to produce at the saine time at the side otfsaid stamp a second impression referring to the date oi3 issijie or to advertising matter, nothing would be more easy than to arrange at the side ot the casing 1 an accessible printing. roller which would be operated at her saine time as the first one.

ln the case ot the apparatus being cornpleted `by a dating device. it comprises, in front et the printing cylinder 4t, Figs. 13 and 15, a roller A provided at both ends with Vmilled portions` B-B; in said roller arev ings and will automatically lock itself di-V sie lit)

placed eccentrically smally discs carrying on their periphery numbers or the names of the months as generally used in the ordinai'y cylindrical dating apparatus. o

The cylinder A is connected to the printing cylinder l by a set of gearings in order to prevent any sliding motion. The printing cylinder et is also provided with milled portions having the saine diameter as the milled parts B--B-this diameter being strictly equal to the external diameter of the engraved part, so that when the handle C vwhich is connected to casing l is pressed down, the pressure exerted by the hand will act simultaneously upon the liour milled parts and when the hand moves in a forward direction both cylinders turn simultaneously.

The generating` line ci will 4be the .first to come upon the paper, then the generating line c of cylinder A will imprint the date, the latter being subsequently surrounded by a border provided. upon the printing roller 4i, which will print its impressions until the generating line coming on the paper has completed the impression ot the desired stamp.

Another fraud detecting means is illustrated in Fig. 1G, where the printing roller is hollow and is mounted oii a stationary sha'lit 13 provided with an eccentric. The strap Gl ot the eccentric carries a pin (32 movable through a hole 63 in the roller. The end of the pin (32 may be engraved. yThe arrangei'iient as shown is such that the end ot' the pin is withdrawn trom the face ot the iniprcssion roller when in inking position. The end oit the pin will not be inked and will not print, but when using carbon paper the pin projecting slightly from the face ot the impression roll will make an impression through the carbon paper, whereby the fraud may be detected. f

Having now described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed, we dei clare that what we claim is l. A stamping and registering apparatus comprising: a closed and sealed casing, an opening in said casing, a rotary printing cylinder mounted within said casing in such a manner as to project slightly from the outer plane of said opening, an inking roller, recesses and plain portions provided on the inking roller and the printing ioller respectively. gearings provided between the ink-- ving roller and the printing cylinder in order to rotate both devices at the saine rate, and means to prevent the printing roller turning backwards.

2. A stamping and registering apparatus comprising: a closed casing havingan opening` therein, a rotary impression roller mounted therein and extending slightly through said opening, an inking roller, gearsimultaneously move at the :same peripheral speeds, a=plurality of ink distributing rollersito'r said inking roll, a removable casing 'iir Y paratus to a sui-tace and move the saine to` lfrictionally rotate said impression roller.

3. A stamping and registering apparatus coini'irising a closed casing having an opening theretlirough, an impression roller projecting slightly from the casing, an inking roller cio-operating with the impression roller, a pin in said impression roller movable through a radial opening in said roller, and means to withdraw said pin from the printing tace oi the froller when the pin passes the inkingposition and to project said pin from said surface when printing. i

et. ln a stamping and registering apparatus, a casing having an opening therein, an impression roller projecting through the opening, means to prevent reverse rotation o'lI the roller, means to lock said roller after each printing operation, a releasing lever projecting trom the casing and moved to unlock said ioller when the roller and leveri a closed and sealed casino' an inking of the printing cylinder and of the dating cylinder.

6. In astainping and registering apparatus, a casing having an opening therein, an impression roller proyecting through the opening, means to prevent reverse rotation of theroller, means to lock said roller afterV each printing opera-tion, a releasinglever projecting from the Vcasing and moved to Iunlock said roller when the roller and leverv contact with a printing surface, a rotations counter geared to said impression cylinder,

a removable pin for connection to any digit wheel ot said counter, a pivoted frame 'ar-A ranged across said counter in the path of said pin and moved thereby into the path of said releasing lever to prevent said lever from unlocking the impression roller.

7. In a stamping and registering apparatus, a casing, an impression cylinder projecting slightly therefrom and co-operating inking mechanism, a. frame, supporting lever .pivoted thereto, a bent lever pivoted to said ing connecting said rollers to cause them to'v supporting lever, one arm of the bent leverl carrying said easing, pivoted to said frame, a link connecting the other arm of said bent lever and the opereting lever to tiret lower the casing onto a Snrece to be printed and then slide the casing therealong.

8. ln a stamping and registering apparatus, a casing, en impression cylinder pro jecting sliqhtly therefrom end co-opereting inking mechanism, a treme` a Supporting lever pivoted thereto, a bent lever pivoted to Seid supporting lever, one arm of the bent lever carrying Seid esng,

an operating lever an operating lever pivoted to Said frame, a link connecting the other arm of said bent lever Aand the operating lever to first lower the easing onto a surface to be printed and then slide f In teetimonv that We claim the foregoing' as our invention, We have signed our names.

JAMES TIBURCE FELIX CONTI. PI'IILIPIE yHENRI LOUIS TIRANTY. 

